100-Year-Old Pie Crust
Another excellent and easy-to-handle pie crust.
Ingredients
2-1/2 cups flour
1 cup lard (no substitutes)
Dash of salt
1 tablespoon vinegar
1/2 cup milk
Instructions
Combine flour and lard and mix well with a pastry blender or two knives. Add salt and vinegar to milk and stir. Then combine milk mixture with flour and lard. Blend; shape into a ball and chill for 2 hours. Roll out on a floured pastry board.
Yield:
Makes ample for a double-crust 8-inch pie.
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What kind of vinegar are you
What kind of vinegar are you using?
Use white vinegar.
Use white vinegar.